6 Months

Hi everyone. It's been awhile since I have posted anything. My arms are a bit tired and you will see why in a minute!
We had a lot of milestones so far this month.

* Lots of rolling side to side with knees up. Mary is rolling front to back and back to front, almost. Her arm gets a little trapped when trying to get on her stomach.
* They are almost sitting, but they still prefer standing (with assistance).
* They love their Jumperoos (see pictures and videos). This is where Maggie excels. She's is a little ball of energy.
* They are also little water babies. They don't seem to care if the water is cold and love to splash.
* They love when we read to them. Their favorite book (or mine) is I Want to Read. It's an adorable story about boy/girl twins who learn to read. It was mine as a child and written in '65.
* They apparently like to travel and fly...we say that because we have had no issues on the plane or with sleeping in new places!!! Yeah, travel babies. Maui here we come in September!


Their 6 month Dr. visit went well. Mary was 19lbs 5oz, 95th %, Maggie 18lbs 3oz, 85th% - no wonder my arms are so tired!!! Their heads are in the 100th%. height is around 50th-60th%. Health is great!!!

Here are some pictures and videos since they turned 6 months on Jun 5th.

M&M 6 months

5 Month Week 5

We survived the week even though Daddy was gone for most of it. Thankfully I had some help! the dishwasher broke the day after Larry left and of course, Sears has to roder a part so we are without one for 2 weeks....arggh....back to washing 14 bottles a day! Definitely bringing out all the paper goods.

The girls are doing great! I was brave and took them to get their next shot by myself. They did fabulous...lots of hugs and kisses!

Here are a few pics. I have been taking a break from the camera which had been nice.

M&M 5 Months 5 Weeks

5 Months Week 4

It is time for me to go to bed and I can't think of anything to write!! The girls are great and are pretty "chubby and happy". I will be glad when the worst of the teething is over and I am sure they will too! We love them so much!!! It's hard not to cuddle and kiss them all day long, so we do... Enjoy the video and the Picasa photos below it.


Link to Picasa photos:

M&M 5 Months 4 Weeks

Development

Mary's bottom teeth broke through today. She was so upset last night and orajel was the only thing that worked, after tylenol and Hyland teething tabs.

They are both grabbing their toes a lot and rolling to the side...almost ready to roll from front to back....but sort of glad they haven't yet!

5 Months- Week 2

We had a wonderful trip down to Orange County. My cousin Janean was married to Cameron and my cousin's daughter Paige was baptised. Maggie and Mary did so well on the flight!!! No ear pain apparently. Here are some photos:

5 Months

5 Months - Week 1

Well, after several weeks of pre-teething activity, Maggie's first tooth broke through, probably overnight. In a last ditch effort to sooth her fussiness this morning, I stuck my knuckle in her mouth and felt the very sharp tooth!!!
Mary has discovered her toes this week and loves to roll to her side. Maggie can't get enough of standing and it's hard to get her to sit while burping her.

We met our social worker today for our 3rd visit. We only have one more before we can file with the court...yeah!! Here are a few photos:

Agency Visit

We also had a nice visit with Great-Grandma Veda and my aunt Laurie. We then celebrated my first Mother's Day!!!

More pics:

M&M 5 Months Week 1

More 18 Week photos

Oops. Lost 18 week footage, I also added more to the 15 & 16/17 week albums, see links in those posts.

M&M 18 Weeks Additional

20 Weeks

Yeah! The girls rolled over for the first time on April 26th. Mary did it in the morning and Maggie in the afternoon. What twinsies! Here is the video


Here are the photos from this week:

M&M 20 Weeks

19 Weeks

This week the girls started noticing their hands even more than last week. I was a little worried when Maggie's eyes crossed while feeding, but it's only because she was so focused on her hands. They got some dolls at Ikea and they love them. We call them Queen Mousy..notice the crown. We also went to the pool and their 12 month swim suits fit. Mom didn't know that the swin diapers shouldn't be left on for a couple hours prior to swimming...they were soaking wet and we never went in the pool.

We tried rice creal at the suggestion of the Pediatrician, but as you can see in the pictures, it was just one big mess!!

Also, our children's heads are in the 99 percentile for FUll Term babies. The doctor was worried, but their ultrasounds showed that everything was normal in there...We just think they are brilliant!

M&M 19 Weeks

4 Month Dr. Appointment

Hi everyone. We had our 4 month appointment yesterday. The Dr. said they are doing so well that they are pretty much off the preemie charts. They are in the 70 percentile for weight and height for Full Term babies. He said they don't seem like preemies at all anymore! In some areas, their development is closer to 6 month old babies (with the exception of rolling over which is my fault for not giving them more belly time).


They are also pre-teething....oh fun! Lots of slobber and gnawing on their fits. We may start some rice cereal in the next couple weeks and see how it goes!!!


We have been sitting them across from each other and they are really noticing their twin. So cute!! They look at each other with loving reverance followed by some smiles and laughter. I did get some great video of it. I hope to have more time to upload videos, but our high tech camera requires that I convert each video to a file that can be uploaded to this blog or facebook...a good chunk of time I can't seem to find!!!


Top Photo: Princess Maggie trying on dress from Grandma Ricketts

Botton Photo: Mary and Maggie with cute outfits from my friend Holly

18 Weeks

M&M 18 Weeks

4 Months Old - First Disneyland Trip

OK, so we didn't get packed up and over to Disneyland until 2:30, but we still made it!
The girls turned 4 months old on April 5th and we celebrated by going to the happiest place on earth. It was pretty packed, but we knew we weren't going on too many rides with the twins. I got them all dressed up in their outfits and dad insisted we bring their sunglasses just in case.

We ate an on-the-go lunch in Adventure land, watched the Bill Hill and the Hillbillies show (for the 12th time in 6 years) and went on It's a Small World (as you can see from the 20 photos Larry took of our only ride). Then we had dinner at the New Orleans Jazz Club at the Disney Walk while the girls slept (well just long enough to have a few bites of dinner)

Here are some pics:

M&M at 4 months

Happy Easter! 16-17 Weeks

We had a wonderful Easter down in Orange County visiting family and friends. A special thanks to Aunt Debbie and Uncle Kevin for hosting the "Meet the Twins" party. Unfortunately, we didn't bring our video/still camera, so we are slowly collecting pictures.

We are so in love with our little girls. Although the vacation was much more tiring than in the past, we just love being with them all the time. They both smile, laugh and now talk (Mary talked for about 5 minutes with my mom on Easter while she told her the Three Little Pigs story)!! They are very happy babies and melt our hearts every chance they get. We are so grateful for the loving sacrifice made by their birthmother. It's so amazing!!

On Easter night, Mary went 11 and Maggie 10 hours between feedings!!!! Normally they are 7 hours, then 5 each night, so just one feeding a night which is wonderful!!! We haven't really done any sleep training... they are training themselves...gotta love it!!!

Here are some photos: Check back soon for more.

M&M 16-17 weeks Easter

15 Weeks

Hi everyone. Well, as you can imagine it's still very busy around here. I resigned from my job with Kaiser Permanente to stay home and watch the girls and manage the home full-time. I like the term "VP of Operations" that a friend coined. Maggie and Mary are doing well. They had 6 hours between feedings the past 2 nights, now that their colds are subsiding. We may not need the night nanny for much longer...very sad. As I write this they are have had 4 hours since their last feed...I am guessing because they ate about 6 ounces!!!! What the heck! Usually they eat 4-5.

They are getting a lot more belly time since I realized they weren't getting enough and look close to rolling over...I don't care about timing too much, but can see thier are really building their muscles. What I love are all the smiles, laughs, cooing, and trying to talk. Larry is in for it...3 talkers in the house. Enjoy the pictures.

Here is the link to the Picasa Album:

M&M 15 Weeks

13 - 14 Weeks

We had a shower on our 13th week birthday and our Baptism was on the 14th week. We turned 3 months on March 5th!!Below are some photos highlights and here is the link to the Picasa album:

M&M 13 weeks Baptism

12 Weeks

The girls turned 12 weeks on Saturday, Feb 27th. Usually I don't post until the end of the week, but these were too cute. We get lots of cute clothes from my mom's friend Sharon's daughter who had twins last year. Thanks Shelley!!! And just trying the Moby wrap that Leilani let me borrow. Love it. Makes me feel pregnant, but without the morning sickness!! Maggie is on the left in the twin pic. I honestly can't remember who was in the Moby wrap!

Here is a link to all the photos:

M&M 12 Weeks

11 Week Photos

Mary is the one with her arm out. Maggie has the headband bow.









Mary is on the left in these photos.

Here is the link to more pics:

M&M 11 Weeks

10 Week Photos

This has been a very cute week so far. Lots of smiling and just starting to laugh.

Here us a link to the rest of the photos:

M&M 10 Weeks

9 Week Pictures

I got food poisoning Sat night, so it's been a fun weekend! I finally have some time to post some very cute photos of the girls. Here are the 9 week ones. Most are pre-bath photos, the other one is the double feeding time...mommy's favorite. Maggie is pretty much always on the left.

Here is a link to the rest of the photos:

M&M 9 Weeks

2 Month Dr. Visit

It started out as an emotional day. I was feeding both at the same time which is challenging but great to have both of them sitting/lying around me. They both fell asleep and I had a moment to ponder this amazing miracle!! Gosh how I love them. I catch Larry saying "I just love you so much" all the time.

This afternoon was Maggie and Mary's 2 month Dr. visit. Dad couldn't make it so it was just us girls. We are fortunate that there is a Kaiser in downtown Alameda. Here is how the girls weighed in:

Maggie: 8lbs 11.2 oz
Mary: 9lbs 3 oz

The Dr. said they are further along than he expected. Since they are a about 3 weeks Adjusted Age (For preemies you start counting their age from when they should have been born at 40 weeks) They are in the 50% for their Adjusted Age. Yeah!!!!

Just wanted to report that. Will post photos tomorrow, when I have some sleep under my belt!!